After man Tasered, city considers police advisory group

Beaumont City Council will have a workshop today to discuss the possible creation of an advisory committee for the city’s police department.

The workshop discussion is based on an idea recently proposed by community leaders after a Beaumont man claimed he was wrongfully beaten and Tasered by city officers during a 2007 traffic stop.

In general business, council will also consider three zoning-related requests, abandoning a portion of 8th Street between Blanchette and Milam streets and amending a city ordinance dealing with the costs of city-provided services for non-commercial parades, the agenda states.

The council meeting begins today at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall, 801 Main Street.